Definitions for: Humpback

[n] large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives
[n] a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine
[n] an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column

Webster (1913) Definition: Hump"back`, n. [Cf. Hunchback.]
1. A crooked back; a humped back. --Tatler.

2. A humpbacked person; a hunchback.

3. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any whale of the genus Megaptera, characterized by a
hump or bunch on the back. Several species are known.
The most common ones in the North Atlantic are
Megaptera longimana of Europe, and M. osphyia of
America; that of the California coasts is {M.
versabilis}.
(b) A small salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), of the
northwest coast of America.

Synonyms: crookback, humpback whale, hunchback, hunchback, kyphosis, Megaptera novaeangliae

See Also: baleen whale, cripple, genus Megaptera, Megaptera, spinal curvature, whalebone whale

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